WABE's Week In Review: The mugshot seen 'round the world as Trump surrenders in Fulton County

August 26th, 2023

A Fulton County Jail signs points to where the jail is located, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Former President Donald Trump surrendered Thursday evening at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta. He faces 13 felony counts in Georgia related to efforts to overturn the state’s 2020 election result. #gapol https://t.co/YNhF7r2kcp
— WABE News (@wabenews) August 24, 2023

Recapping a historic day with @deepa_shivaram and @johnson_carrie 🎤

…taped from the back of my CR-V a block from the Fulton County Jail https://t.co/1X0NGtGP8z
— Sam Gringlas (@gringsam) August 25, 2023

24 minutes

That is the amount of time between former President Donald Trump’s arrival and departure from the Fulton County Jail, where he was booked on felony charges in connection with alleged election interference in Georgia in 2020. #gapol pic.twitter.com/CBjb3Nxo53

— Rahul Bali (@rahulbali) August 25, 2023

Former President Trump is turning himself in at the Fulton County jail in Atlanta, Georgia. He faces 13 felony counts tied to his attempts to overturn the state's 2020 election result.@GeoffRBennett speaks to @gringsam for more. pic.twitter.com/68Q6JMUELQ
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) August 24, 2023

A group of Trump supporters have arrived on Marrietta Blvd, just around the corner from Fulton County Jail. There's been competing chants and arguments between those who support the former president and those who don't. @wabenews pic.twitter.com/BHXzXH2xSn
— Matthew Pearson (@justmattphotoj) August 24, 2023

The Fulton County Jail, where former President Trump is set to be booked today, has long been plagued with problems. Six people have died there this year, & it's under federal investigation. Here's what's at stake after national attention fades: https://t.co/b4BDWaDnCI
— Chamian Cruz 🔎 (@xchamian) August 24, 2023

Also in this epsiode…

–Julien Virgin looks at how a ruling of Alabama’s transgender health law could impact Georgia’s restrictive rules.

–Marlon Hyde breaks down the now ratified labor deal between UPS and its unionized employees, avoiding a crippling work stoppage.

–WABE’s Morning Edition spoke with outgoing APS superintendent Lisa Herring who says unexpected change is not unusual when working for a school board.

–Emily Jones told us about a new crop farmers are growing in Georgia: citrus.

–DorMiya Vance takes us to the North Georgia mountains to count the state’s variety of bats, which have been decimated by a fungus and play a pivotal role in the ecosystem.